A neutron diffraction topographic observation of strain field in a hot-pressed germanium crystal

Neutron diffraction topography with thermal neutrons has been used to observe the three-dimensional strain fields in a hot-pressed germanium crystal 8 mm thick. In the stereo-paired and section topographs the strain fields were found to be columnar along the press direction. This result was confirmed by X-ray diffraction topography performed on slices cut from the same crystal.